🧭 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula
Barranc de la Fita – Abric III, Castellón, Spain
📋 Fast Facts
- Part of a UNESCO World Heritage ensemble comprising over 700 rock art sites across eastern Spain
- Paintings date from the late Upper Paleolithic through Bronze Age, approximately 10,000–3,500 years ago
- Located in Castellón province, Valencian Community, along the Mediterranean coast
- Features red-pigment Levantine rock art depicting hunting scenes, daily life, and ritual activities
Barranc de la Fita – Abric III is a rock shelter in Castellón province, eastern Spain, that contains prehistoric paintings recognized as part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site designation for the Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula. The site preserves stylized human figures, animals, and abstract symbols rendered primarily in red pigment on natural stone surfaces. These artworks document the social, spiritual, and economic life of prehistoric Mediterranean communities ...